# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Part 1: SECURE CONTRACTS


TABLE 3
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISION
NATURE OF PROVISION
NOTES
Section 31
Landlord (“L”) must provide contract-holder (“C-H”) with written statement of occupation contract
Sections 39 and 40
L must provide C-H with L's name and address and other information
Section 41
Notices and documents must be in writing
Sections 43 and 45
Payment of deposits etc. and requirement that L uses authorised deposit scheme
Section 45 must be incorporated without modification.
Section 49
C-H may, with L's consent, add joint C-H
Section 52
Rights of joint C-H where another joint C-H dies or otherwise leaves contract
Must be incorporated without modification.
Section 54
L must not interfere with C-H's right to occupy the dwelling
Section 54A
L must not interfere with C-H’s right to have persons under 18 visit or live at the dwelling
Section 54B
L must not prohibit C-H from claiming welfare benefits
Section 55
Anti-social behaviour and other prohibited conduct
Must be incorporated without modification.
Section 57
C-H may only deal with the occupation contract in limited ways
Section 88
C-H may set off compensation L is liable to pay under section 87 against C-H's rent
Sections 91 to 93 and 95 to 99
L's obligations to keep the dwelling in good state of repair etc.
Sections 103 to 109
When and how contract may be varied
Sections 103(1)(b) and (2) and 108 must be incorporated without modification. Section 104 applies only to contracts under which rent is payable and which are not housing association tenancies (as to which, see section 93 of the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)), and section 105 applies only to contracts under which consideration other than rent is payable.
Section 111
Withdrawal of joint C-H
Section 113
C-H may have lodgers
Section 114
C-H may transfer contract to potential successors
Section 118
C-H's right to transfer to other secure C-Hs
Only applies where L is a community landlord.
Sections 148 to 150
General provision about termination of contract
Sections 148 and 149 must be incorporated without modification.
Sections 152 to 155
Termination without possession claim
Section 155 (death of C-H) must be incorporated without modification.
Sections 157 to 159
Termination by L on ground of breach of contract
Section 158 (false statement inducing L to make contract) must be incorporated without modification.
Sections 160 and 161 and Part 1 of Schedule 8
Termination by L on an estate management ground
Sections 163 to 167
Termination by notice given by C-H
Section 206
Effect of order for possession
Section 231
Termination of contract which has joint C-Hs

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/schedule/1/part/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/schedule-1/part-1
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